Germany
Thuringia
Wartburgkreis
Vacha
Basalt columns at Dietrichsberg (Touringen stamp location 97)
Germany
Thuringia
Wartburgkreis
Vacha
Basalt columns at Dietrichsberg (Touringen stamp location 97)
Basalt columns at Dietrichsberg (Touringen stamp location 97)
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 140 out of 147 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Biosphärenreservat Rhön
Location: Vacha, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany
Best Hikes to Basalt columns at Dietrichsberg (Touringen stamp location 97)
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The impressive basalt columns on Dietrichsberg are the result of volcanic activity. Basalt is still mined here today between the Dietrichsberg and the Geiskop, one of the extinct volcanoes.
According to legend, a black-clad carter with a headless black horse is said to be up to mischief in front of his ghostly vehicle between the Dietrichsberg and the Bremer Berg. He is a cursed robber who is said to have once killed a teamster and has since been condemned to ride through the night in the scary carriage.translated by
•June 12, 2020
Here the hiker's heart loses itself... beautiful reconquest of nature
translated by•May 26, 2023
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